(67) Vangueria infausta Burch. Leaves only, galls on them. 



River valleys, Hlabisa, 400 ft. 



(6) Galopina circaeorides Thunb. Margin of bush, shores of 

 L. Sibayi, E. Ingwavuma, 150 ft. 



(27) Rubia cordifolia Linn. Scrambler over undergrowth,. 



spruits, Hlabisa, 500 ft. 

 CAMPANULACEAE. 



*(35) Lobelia tomentosa Linn. Open sandy country and near 



bush, E. Ingwavuma, 100 ft. 

 COMPOSITAE. 



(52) Mikania capensis DC. Scrambler in Kosi Bush, E, 



Ingwavuma, 100 ft. 



*(55) Helichrysum obvallatum DC. Old mealie-field near coast r 

 E. Ingwavuina, 100 ft. May be identical with one of 

 several undetermined species of Helichrysum recorded by 

 Medley Wood. 



(56) Helichrysum parviflorum Less. (Zulu, isiQoqo). Common 

 in open sandy veld coastwards, E. Ingwavuma, and also- 

 near L. St. Lucia, 100 ft. 



(46) Senecio sp. Scrambler in bush along Mseleni E,., N- 

 TJbombo, 200 ft. 



(18) Senecio sp. Bush veld north of Munywane, S. Ubornbo. 

 400 ft. 



(59) Senecio sp. Open sandy veld coastwards, E. Ingwavuma r 

 100 ft, 



(8) & (9) Osteospermum moniliferum Linn. Sand-dune bush, 

 E. Ingwavuma and near St. Lucia Lake. 



(45) Othonna carnosa Less., var. discoidea Oliv. Open sandy 

 veld coastwards, E. Ingwavuma, 100 ft. 



(62) Gerbera ambigua Sch. Bip. Open sandy veld coastwards,. 



100 ft. 

 PALMAE. 



*(82) Raphia sp. [vinifera (?) Beauv.]. Leaves and fruits only. 

 This palm occurs only in one locality, in the Kosi Bush, 

 on the west side of the Kosi River. Here it is plentiful 

 and well established, growing to a height of 80 feet or so. 

 It undoubtedly belongs to the genus Raphia, the fruit 

 being covered with regular rows of scales. The key to the 

 species in the "Flora of Tropical Africa" depends on 

 the number of stamens in the flower, which we did not 

 obtain. But the vegetative and fruit characters bring it 

 under Raphia vinifera, except that the fruit scales are not 

 green, nor slightly fimbriate along the margin, as in the 

 description given of the species. So that either this palm 

 is a variety of R. vinifera, or it may be a new species of 

 the genus. 



These palms have not been exploited commercially, 

 although the fibre produced from them would be valuable. 

 The natives do not use the fibre (either through ignorance 

 of its value, or because they prefer the ilala palm for 

 weaving fibres), but the mid-ribs of the leaves, which near 

 the base are as thick as a man's arm, are cut into lengths 

 and used for fencing and for building rafts. We crossed 

 the Kosi River in a raft made entirely of this material. 



